![]() ![]() Daniel Pauly at the Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Part of its scientific legacy with strong emphasis on the effects of fishing on marine resources and their ecosystems is painstakingly researched and made available in the public domain through the ‘Sea Around Us’ project led by Prof. ![]() ![]() Its often poetic language conveys an awe-inspiring image of the sea from its very origin, its life-giving nature but also the raw forces of the elements.Ī short introduction to the history of the book is on wikipedia. The book won the 1952 National Book Award for nonfiction and a Burroughs Medal for nature writing. ![]() The current special edition also contains an Introduction by Ann. Its 14 chapters are organised into three sections “Mother Sea”, “The Restless Sea” and “Man and the Sea About Him”. Carson, an American marine biologist consulted with a number of oceanographers to get the most up-to-date information at the time. Rachel Carson’s bestselling book is focused very much on physical oceanography, the origin and life of the oceans. Rachel Carsons rare ability to combine scientific insight with moving, poetic prose catapulted her book to first place on The New York Times best-seller list, where it enjoyed wide attention for thirty-one consecutive weeks. Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, 250 p. Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world. ![]()
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